Dallas Cowboys — Gridiron Core

Score is on a 20–80 scale: 50 is the average NFL team and every 10 points is one standard deviation. Percentile is the share of NFL teams it beats — 79th means better than 79 of every 100. 8 games this season · model gic-edge-1.2

Key People

Roster & staff

Players

Dak PrescottStarting QB · QB

Javonte WilliamsLeading Rusher · RB528YDS

CeeDee LambLeading Receiver · WR709YDS

Caleb DownsLeading Tackler · S52TOT

Coaching Staff

Brian SchottenheimerHead Coach

Klayton AdamsOffensive Coordinator

Christian ParkerDefensive Coordinator

Nick SorensenSpecial Teams

Front Office

Jerry JonesOwner

Stephen JonesPresident / CEO

Jerry JonesGeneral Manager

Will McClayAssistant GM

Club Social

NFC EastCurrent standings · division leader takes a seedAll Standings

ClubW-LPCTDIVCONFGB

FinancialsForbes 2026 · cap via Over The Cap

Valuation$17.0B1st

Revenue$1.28Blast season1st

Operating$677Mincome1st

Roster Spend77 players · 15th in spend

$264.2Mof $301.2M cap

Cap space $21.7MDead money $45.4M

Valuation, revenue and operating income are Forbes’s 2026 estimates. Cap figures are Over The Cap as of 2026-09-20 and move with every roster transaction.

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QB74th pct

Run66th pct

Pass66th pct

Trenches64th pct

Explosive17th pct

Resilience80th pct

Special Teams44th pct

Quarterback5674th pct

+ EPA per dropback (+0.12 EPA)
+ Turnover avoidance (1.7%)

EPA per dropback: +0.12 EPA; 55; 69th
Dropback success: 45.9%; 56; 72nd
Completion over expected: -1.3 CPOE; 46; 34th
Turnover avoidance: 1.7%

+ Rush EPA (-0.02 EPA)
+ Short yardage (71.6%)
− Explosive runs (6.5%)

Rush EPA: -0.02 EPA; 56; 72nd
Rush success: 42.6%; 52; 59th
Stuff avoidance: 17.0%; 56; 71st
Explosive runs: 6.5%; 40; 16th
Short yardage: 71.6%; 61; 87th

Confidence: medium

+ Protection (3.8%)
+ Pass success (45.9%)

Pass EPA: +0.18 EPA; 52; 59th
Pass success: 45.9%; 56; 72nd
Explosive passes: 13.2%; 48; 40th
Protection: 3.8%; 62; 89th
Completion over expected: -1.3 CPOE; 46; 34th

Confidence: high

+ Pass protection (3.8%)
+ Short-yardage blocking (71.6%)
− Stuff creation (15.3%)

Run-line control: 17.0%; 56; 71st
Pass protection: 3.8%; 62; 89th
Short-yardage blocking: 71.6%; 61; 87th
Stuff creation: 15.3%; 39; 14th
Pressure creation: 6.0%; 49; 44th
Short-yardage defense: 63.5%; 50; 50th

Confidence: medium

− Explosive prevention (13.7%)

Explosive play rate: 10.7%; 43; 25th
Explosive passes: 13.2%; 48; 40th
Explosive runs: 6.5%; 40; 16th
Breakaway magnitude: 0.143; 42; 23rd
Explosive prevention: 13.7%; 43; 23rd

Confidence: high

+ Offensive response (60.1%)
+ Momentum reversal (31.8%)
− Explosive prevention after shocks (58.3%)

Offensive response: 60.1%; 70; 98th
Defensive response: 50.7%; 46; 33rd
Momentum reversal: 31.8%; 56; 73rd
Explosive prevention after shocks: 58.3%; 36; 9th
Mistake avoidance: 63.7%; 57; 74th

Confidence: low

− Punt returns (8.7 yds)

Field goals vs expectation: -4 pts of make rate; 47; 37th
Net punting: 42.1 yds; 51; 52nd
Kick returns: 26.4 yds; 53; 62nd
Punt returns: 8.7 yds; 45; 29th
Return touchdowns: 0.00 / game; 48; 40th

Confidence: low